According to paragraph 13) of Article 2 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On the Protection of Breeding Achievements" (hereinafter referred to as the Law), a breeding achievement is a new variety of plants, a new breed of animal (including additional branches of animal husbandry, such as fur farming, rabbit breeding, maral breeding, mule breeding, reindeer breeding, donkey breeding, poultry, beekeeping, fish farming, dog breeding), which are the result of human creative activity, for which a patent has been issued. According to paragraph 1 of Article 4 of the Law, a breeding achievement must have novelty, uniformity and stability.